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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I enter and/or edit grades in Gradebook?</h1></div>
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    <p>Manually add items directly within the Gradebook interface.  </p>
<p>See <a href="content.hlp?docId=howdoigradeinthegradebookwithquickentry">How do I grade in the Gradebook with Quick Entry?</a> for information about grading in the <strong>Quick Entry </strong>area.</p>
<p><em><strong>Note</strong>: </em><a href="content.hlp?docId=howdoiadditemstothegradebookitemscomingfromothertools"><em>Grades that are being sent to the Gradebook from other tools</em></a><em>, such as Assignments or Tests &amp; Quizzes, are managed within their respective tools. You do not need to enter or edit them via the Gradebook.</em></p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to Gradebook.</h2>
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    <p>Select <strong>Gradebook</strong> from the Tool Menu of your site.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Search or filter your list of students. (Optional)</h2>
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    <p>Gradebook displays a list of all the students enrolled and active in your site. You can also filter the Gradebook to view students by the following:</p>
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<li>Open the<strong> Sections/Groups</strong> menu to filter by a section or group.</li>
<li>Enter information in the <strong>Filter students</strong> field to search for students by key word.</li>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click a cell and enter a grade.</h2>
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    <p>Click within a cell to enter a grade. When clicked, the cell contents will change to show a score entry field.</p>
<p>To exit the cell, click another cell, use the <strong>Enter</strong>/<strong>Return </strong>key on your keyboard, or use the <strong>up</strong> or <strong>down</strong> keys on your keyboard.</p>
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    <p><em><strong>Note</strong>: Items with the tool icon in the column header and grayed-out padlock icons in the cells (highlighted in yellow in the image above) are being sent to the Gradebook from other tools. You cannot edit those grades from the Gradebook, although you can view them from here.</em></p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Confirm the grade.</h2>
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    <p>When you enter a grade into a cell, a green check mark will appear to indicate that the system has automatically saved the grade.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Set a score for empty cells. (Optional)</h2>
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    <p>Set a score for all empty cells for a specific Gradebook item using <strong>Set Score for Empty Cells</strong> option. This is fast method of grading students that have not completed a course component.</p>
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<li>Click the arrow icon (<strong>Open menu)</strong>.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Set Score for Empty Cells.</strong>
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<li>Enter a score in the <strong>Grade Override</strong> field.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Done</strong>.</li>
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    <p><em><strong>Caution</strong>: <strong>Set Score for Empty Cells </strong>cannot be undone. If you've used the feature in error, it is still possible to manually adjust scores.</em></p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">View the grade log.</h2>
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    <p>View the grade log to see the grading history for particular cell. </p>
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<li>Click the arrow icon (<strong>Open menu)</strong>.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Grade Log</strong>.</li>
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    <p>The grade log shows any changes to student score, including the date and time of the change, as well as the change in score and the username of the user that made the change.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Add/edit comments for a grade.</h2>
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<li>Click the arrow icon (<strong>Open menu)</strong>.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Add/Edit Comment</strong>.</li>
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<li>Enter text in the <strong>Comments</strong> field.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Save Comment</strong>.</li>
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